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Hi Carole I see that your mother takes Premarin without the Provera and I wonder why. I thought the two went together - please comment. Fleurette t 12:01 PM 2/17/97 -0500, you wrote: >Let me introduce myself.....I am Carole Price and have been receiving mail from this list about 1 1/2 months. I have picked up all kinds of info, but don't understand all that I know. I am a caregiver for my Mom who lives with my family. She will be 75 this March and was diagnosed with Parkinson's 1 year ago, although looking back, she has had some of the same symptoms at least 6 years. > >My real question(s) is, does it sound like she has Parkinson's or PD+ (that I am not sure what that really is), or some other neurological disorder. To complicate things, she has numerous other health problems that I am not sure if they are symptoms, or just other problems. > >She had a 2nd hip replacement surgery in Oct '95 and a neurologist was called in due to her rigidity after the surgery and her lack of ability to feed herself 3 days later. She immediately suspected Parkinson's, but deferred diagnosis till a few months post op to allow her time to recover. > >Here are her symptoms: > rigidity > balance difficulty > overall lack of muscle strength > shuffling > (no visible tremors) > some difficulty swallowing pills > hypothyroid (diagnosed about 2 months ago) > anemic (has battled this off and on thru life) > arterial & vein disease (particularly swelling of lower legs & feet) > wound healing is very slow (anywhere, not just legs) > vision difficulties (not detected in regular vision exam) - is complaining again of blurring & at night says 1 > street light looks about like 16 > incontinence > frequent bladder infections (which of course magnify incontinence problems) > ulcerative colitis > sleeplessness (think this is medication related) > slow comprehension / disorientation (may be medication related; may not) > can't stay focused on tasks such as getting ready for bed > some minimal hallucinations (think this is medication related) > can't gain back weight lost with ulcerative colitis (eats like a horse day & night because still on steroids) > > >She has been on medications (Sinemet & Parlodel) for some time now, and the only real difference I see is less falling. Nothing else has improved. > >Her medications are: >Centrum Silver vitamins (1 per day) >Bayer Children's Aspirin (1 per day) >Sinemet (.5 1/2 per day; 25/100; Parkinson's) > 8 am - 1 1/2 ; 12 pm - 1 1/2; 4 pm - 1 1/2; 8 pm - 1 >Parlodel (6 per day; 2.5MG; Parkinson's) > 8 am - 2; 12 pm - 2; 4 pm - 2 >Trental (3 per day; 400 MG; circulation) >Premarin (1 per day; 0.625 MG) >Dyazide (1 per day; 37.5 - 25; swelling & blood pressure) >Synthroid (1 per day; 50 mcg; hypothyroid) > just adjusted dosage of this medicine 12/21/96 >Prednisone (3 per day (reducing every 2 weeks by 2.5 mg); 5 mg each (15 mg total currently); irritated >colon;) >Asacol (2 per meal - 6 per day;400 MG; ulcerative colitis) > > >Thank you for your concern and wisdom, > >Carole ([log in to unmask]) > CG for Louise 74/diag 1/symptons 6 > > >